1. Zurich, Switzerland— £170.43 ($212.53) per night

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Finnish Lapland has a dubious claim to be Santa’s homeland (St Nicholas was probably born in Turkey), but it is a stunning destination in winter. Once you get away from the towns, you enter a pristine landscape of snow-laden forests peppered with log cabins and farmsteads.